Jun
08
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
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Pilot With .08 Blood Alcohol Content Offers ‘8 Hours Bottle to Throttle’ as an Excuse
Jun
08
2018
When passengers drink all the booze onboard that deserves congratulations.
When pilots drink, though, that’s serious. Serious enough that when the American Airlines had a photo of two bartenders dressed as pilots in their inflight magazine they had to apologize for the poor judgment that showed.
Travel Site Divulges Your Personal Data With a Single Click and Amex Suing Singer
Jun
07
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Woman Who Lost Her Global Entry Over an Apple Delta Gave Her Fought Back and Won
Jun
07
2018
When entering the U.S. you need to answer customers questions correctly. If you have any food with you, say so, because if you’re chosen for secondary screening and caught you could be fined — and lose Global Entry privileges if you have them. I’ve warned readers about this before, it’s one of the ways people are losing Global Entry.
Six weeks ago I wrote about Crystal Tadlock taking an apple handed out as a snack on her Delta flight and sticking it in her carry on bag. She figured she’d eat it on her connecting flight to Denver.
Doctor Says Lavatory Waste Fell From the Sky and Gave His Patient Pink Eye
Jun
06
2018
Airlines do not intentionally dump lavatory waste inflight. I do not know of any commercial aircraft that gives pilots a control mechanism to do so.
On average once a year there’s a documented instance of ‘blue ice’ — airplane lavatory waste material that leaks from the aircraft. It’s named from the blue disinfectant often used in lavatory waste systems.
The Travel Hero We All Need and $3800 Damaged Luggage Compensation
Jun
06
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Prague Flight Cancelled When Passengers ‘Decided to Treat the Plane Like a Nightclub’
Jun
05
2018
easyJet flight U2-6267 from Bristol, UK to Prague was cancelled on Friday and all 140 passengers onboard offloaded from the aircraft when a group decided to “treat[..] the plane like a nightclub.”
How We Know American’s Product Isn’t Important to the Business and Turkey Banning Uber
Jun
04
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
American Employee Drove an Airline Van Off the Parking Garage in Miami
Jun
03
2018
An American Airlines employee drove a company van off a fourth floor parking garage at the Miami airport on Friday morning.
The 59 year old man landed the van on the concrete below upside down, but wasn’t seriously injured. He was wearing his seat belt.
A Theory About Air France 447 and a TSA Dance Off
Jun
03
2018
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
